Annotation:Lady Ross
X:1 T:Lady Ross C:J. Scott Skinner M:C L:1/16 R:Strathspey B:J. Scott Skinner – Miller o’ Hirn Collection (1881, No. 6, p. 3) Z:AK/Fiddler’s Companion K:D A2|FD3D3E F3G A=c3|E=C3 C3D E3F G3A|FD3 D3E F3G A3c|.d.c.B.A BG3 FD3 D4:| g2|fd3 a3d fd3 ~d3-=f|e=c3 g3c ec3~c3e|fd3 a3d f3d e3c|{c}d3A BG3 FD3-D3g| fd3 a3d fd3 ~d3=f|ec3=g3c ec3~c3e|(3a2g2f2 (3e2d2c2 (3e2c2B2 (3A2G2F2|(3G3A2B2 (3E2F2G2 FD3 D2||
LADY ROSS (of Balnagown, Ross). Scottish, Strathspey (whole time). D Mixolydian. Standard tuning (fiddle). AAB. "Lady Ross" was composed by wikipedia:James_Scott_Skinner in honor ofRebecca Sophia Barnes, second wife of the head of Clan Ross, Sir Charles William Frederick Augustus Lockhart-Ross, 8th Baronet. They occupied the ancient seat of Clan Ross at wikipedia:Balnagown_Castle, Easter Ross, Highlands, Scotland, and were probably patrons of Skinner as musician and dancing master.
